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Fugitive ex-LA cop charged with murder of officer
Houston Chronicle
Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach says Christopher Dorner is also charged with the attempted murder of another Riverside officer and two LAPD officers. The charges announced Monday do not involve two other people Dorner is suspected of ...
Murder Charge Filed Against Dorner in Riverside Officer Shooting DeathNBC Southern California
Charlie Sheen Pleads With Murder Suspect, Christopher Dorner, To Call Him ...Huffington Post
LAPD lifts tactical alert in connection to search for triple-murder suspect ...10News
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NEW YORK — The government is panicking to paste together a crumbling case against a police officer accused of plotting to kill and eat women,... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

CLEVELAND -- An Ohio man arrested with a loaded gun, ammunition and knives at a showing of the latest Batman movie pleaded guilty to two... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

JACKSON, Miss. -- Two inmates have pleaded guilty to kidnapping in connection with a crime spree through four states that began with an escape from... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-hanson/

Man stabs woman, flees on Metro train
Washington Post (blog)
A man stabbed a woman Monday afternoon in Southeast Washington and then escaped into a Metro station, where witnesses told police he boarded a Green Line train, according to D.C. police. D.C. police also said they have stopped a possible suspect and ...

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Marlboro police chief wants evidence back from crime lab
Canton Repository
Police Chief Ron Devies has asked the Canton-Stark County Crime Lab to box up all evidence from the township's criminal investigations because he says the lab's new director is unqualified. Devies sent a certified letter to the lab Friday after ...

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Jodi Arias testified in court Monday that she awoke to find Travis Alexander having sex with her when she spent the night at his house... David Lohr http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-lohr/

Cops: Vehicle burglaries continue to plague Winnetka, Willmette
Chicago Tribune
Crime statistics recently released the Wilmette and Winnetka police departments show that burglaries to automobiles in each community continued to be a problem last year. But residents can take simple precautions to protect their property from thieves, ...

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GDC 2013 adds Unfinished Swan, Schell, FTL, Riot talks for Summits
Gamasutra
Game Developers Conference 2013 organizers have revealed new Summit talks for its March conference, including a discussion on Giant Sparrow's acclaimed indie The Unfinished Swan, Jesse Schell's look into how different mediums are shaping ...

African Officials Establish Anti-Corruption Body
Voice of America
The failure by the leaders of many African countries to end corruption has negatively impacted infrastructure development and efforts to combat poverty on the continent, officials at the meeting said. Membership in AfroPAC will be open to all African ...

Burned man gets 10 years for attempted murder
MiamiHerald.com
As part of a deal with Hillsborough County prosecutors, 51-year-old Matthew Wong pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder. The Tampa Bay Times ( http://bit.ly/UZtkrk) reports that he attended the hearing in a wheelchair. Prosecutors say Wong and his ...

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This Valentine's Day, I'd like to call on all lawyers to consider helping stop domestic violence for good, says Leslie Steiner.

Manual teacher accused of sex crime released on bond
Peoria Journal Star
A Manual Academy art teacher accused of enticing a student to have sex with her was released from federal custody Monday despite concerns she is suicidal. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm said it was a “close call,” given that Amanda Ludwig, 28, ...

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Ali Suleiman Named to AU Corruption Board
AllAfrica.com
Headquartered in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania, the African Union Advisory Board on corruption provides support to the efforts of AU member countries to tackle corruption. Ten other members of the Board were elected from Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Burundi, ...

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60 cars' tires slashed in Concord
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Vandals slashed the tires of 60 parked cars over the weekend in Concord, police said Monday. Car owners reported the tire-slashings about 7 a.m. Sunday on Bel Air, Glazier and Machado drives, residential streets near the corner of Treat Boulevard and ...

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Burglaries to vehicles continues to plague Wilmette and Winnetka, police say
Chicago Tribune
Crime statistics recently released the Wilmette and Winnetka police departments show that burglaries to automobiles in each community continued to be a problem last year. But residents can take simple precautions to protect their property from thieves, ...

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LOS ANGELES -- Authorities identified 34-year-old Riverside police officer Michael Crain as Christopher Dorner's third alleged victim. Riverside Police Department memorialized Crain, an 11-year Riverside... Anna Almendrala http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

Gunmen fired 81 shots at Marrero murder victim, authorities say
NOLA.com
Investigators with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office recovered 81 spent shell casings at the scene of a murder in Marrero early Monday morning. Three suspects shot and killed Emeal Washington, 58, in the 6100 block of August Avenue, according to Col.
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CHICAGO -- Chicago Police say they hope to file murder charges soon in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago girl who performed at events... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-erbentraut/

Debtor prisons, once a relic of the 18th century, are making a frightening comeback in the U.S. justice system.... Salon http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maxwell-strachan/